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While the long-lived Z80 continues on in Z180 and eZ80 forms, the standalone DIP-packaged variants' days are numbered...

This article will explain the inherent limitations of the boost topology and how to overcome them...

You would normally limit the inrush current during start-up of a rectifier circuit with a capacitor output filter...

This design idea describes a high-current (up to 8 A) shunt-regulator built around the TLV431 low-voltage, adjustable, precision shunt-regulator IC...

Figure shows the architecture of a conventional isolated flyback converter. These converters can be found frequently in power classes of up to about 60 W...

The high temperature of the power components is a known phenomenon in electronics. To overcome this challenge, the designers mount heatsinks on the components to dissipate the heat...

I2C is a popular bidirectional serial communications bus having a clock and a data line. Both line’s drivers consist of an open drain ground-referenced N-channel MOSFET with a pullup resistor connected to a supply...

The circuit is a single-supply version of a programmable Schmitt trigger, or a comparator with hysteresis...

In this article, I introduced an AC/DC flyback switching power supply that converts 85 V-260 VAC to 5 VDC-2.5 A, which can be used in various applications...

Modern measurement systems often operate with single 5-V power supplies, yet their input signals may have large common-mode voltages that exceed the supply by tens or hundreds of volts...